Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Lord Dunsany disappoints me

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I first read Lord Dunsany’s Two Jars of Relish back when I was in high school. I think I hunted it down because Isaac Asimov (or Harlan Elli...
Monday, July 29, 2024

The Starspeaker: challenge versus engagement

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  The Starspeaker from 2024’s 9-Card contest is about finding a new home in the far flung future after the eleventh earth is dying. The card...
Friday, July 26, 2024

Not every hundred plays weighs the same

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  Playing a game a hundred times is a big thing. Maybe a big, silly thing but it is still a thing. There are a lot of games I haven’t played...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

When Cinq-O was my hero

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Cinq-O is a game that I picked up very early in my board gaming life. Like before I ever made an online board game order. Before I hauled a ...
Monday, July 22, 2024

This Sprawlopolis is really good

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I have to confess that I have largely admired the Sprawlopolis family from afar. I have always thought the games were downright brilliant bu...
Friday, July 19, 2024

A completely unfair review of Paper App Dungeon

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First of all, confession and disclosure. I played Paper App Dungeon via the play sheet provided by Semi Co-Op. So I have in no way shape or ...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Even by Roald Dahl standards, the Witches is disconcerting

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Since my son was reading Roald Dahl’s The Witches, I decided to read it too. While I have read a lot of his books for children, some of them...